Definition. Colloids are important in both the natural environment and for manufactured products. A colloid is mixture where at least two types of substances are placed together. The substances do not change; each substance retains its own properties. The substances, also called particles, do not settle out of the mixture and cannot be seen.
Jonestown, TX. Jonestown is a city in Travis County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,681 at the 2000 census. Jonestown is located at 30Â°29â²20â³N 97Â°55â²27â³W / 30.488872Â°N 97.924208Â°W / 30.488872; -97.924208 (30.488872, -97.924208). This is at the north end of Lake Travis, 19 miles (31 km) northwest of Austin.
At one level, the deaths at Jonestown can be viewed as the productof obedience, of people complying with the orders of a leader andreacting to the threat of force. In the Peoples Temple, whatever JimJones commanded, the members did.